José Artur de Melo Júnior (born 7 March 1987), commonly known as Juninho, is a Brazilian retired
footballer
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who played as a
forward.
He was known as Júnior until 2008.
Biography
A youth product of
Santos FC
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, Juninho signed a contract with club since 2004. He made his
Campeonato Brasileiro debut on 3 December 2006 (last round), as sub, winning
Santa Cruz 3–1. On 1 August 2007 he left for
Itumbiara
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until the end of
2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
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. He played the last 5 matches of the league stage 2, and scored a goal in the last round. Itumbiara failed to qualify for the next stage (round of 16).
In December, he left for
Rio Claro until the end of
2008 Campeonato Paulista
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. He played 3 time that season, in round 2, 7 and 8.
On 1 May 2009 he signed a 2-year contract with
Santo André
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but loaned to
Palestra de São Bernardo of
Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão
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, along with team-mate
Jefferson and
Cadu. They scored a total of 30 goals for the team, over half of team total, finished as losing quarter-finalists.
In July 2010 he left for
Sport Barueri until the end of
2010 Copa Paulista. In January 2011 he was signed by
Guarani (MG) until the end of
2011 Campeonato Mineiro.
Honours
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Campeonato Paulista
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: 2007
Career statistics
*Note: State leagues are marked as League Cup, statistics available only since 2007.
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1 6 games 1 goal in 2010
Copa Paulista
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.
References
External links
Futpedia
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Photo
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1987 births
Living people
Footballers from São Paulo
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Santos FC players
Itumbiara Esporte Clube players
Rio Claro Futebol Clube players
Esporte Clube Santo André players
Sport Club Barueri players
Brasília Futebol Clube players
Clube Esportivo Lajeadense players
Grêmio Catanduvense de Futebol players
Independente Futebol Clube players
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen